Dallas Mens Fashion, Skincare And Grooming Blog

Stocking stuffers for guys can be a bit of a panic, especially if you don’t know what the different guys in your life like. I’m going to walk you through some of my favorite grooming products and who they are a good pick for!

Griff’s Razor Glide Shave Cream comes from California based 18|8 Fine Men’s Salons. This Luxurious shaving cream that I’ve recently fallen for is a thick cream that glides onto the skin with a calming scent and hydration that prepares the skin for a close shave. The chilling mint cools, while the rosemary supports healthy collagen development and keeps damaging free-radicals at bay. Grab it online HERE or pick this one up at a Local 18|8 Fine Men’s Salons, or Griff’s Shave Bar!

With so many razors on the market how do you pick a quality one that won’t break the bank. I love the Harry’s brand razors because they give a close shave that is comfortable. This Harry’s razor kit also includes a 5 blade cartridges that will keep him stocked up for a while. Find this Harry’s razor kit at Target for under $15!

For skincare as a stocking stuffer a lip balm is always nice but splurging for something he would never buy himself that he will benefit from all year long is a much more helpful investment. The Kiehls Age Defender line is a mens anti aging range featuring one of my favorite serums “The Power Serum”

Stocking filler items like this “The Barber Book” and Conair wooden comb are unique items that will inspire and maintain his next look. I love the barber book because it features a lot of great, modern hair styles for men but it also works well as a chic coffee table book for his place!

Cologne can be a tricky gift to give, especially with so many new scents coming out around the holidays. A staple fragrance in my winter fragrance wardrobe is Gentleman Only By Givenchy. This woody, spicy, oriental scent has notes of sophisticated bergamot, a warm trio of incandescent spices and is topped with sensual vanilla and sandalwood. I love it because its spicy and sexy yet sweet and lovable. Perfect for date night.

For me when I think about Halloween costumes each year I struggle with choosing between the different facets of my personality. On one hand I want to choose a fun and goofy costume while I also want to take halloween as an opportunity to pay tribute to the different icons that have inspired me in my life. I didn’t have time to do a lot of looks for halloween this year but wanted to go all out in paying tribute to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

While Frida’s story is one told around the world I have always found tremendous connection with her due to her artistic creative outlet. While Frida experienced much heartbreak and angst in her life, she turned that pain into art creating painting that tested the resiliance of identity, post colonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society.

Today Frida Kahlo is known as an unconventional beauty who used her heart to break social ground in Mexico. Frida created conversation and has inspired millions around the world with her strength and resilience, making her the perfect icon to portray for my halloween costume in 2017.This year I’m so excited to be teaming up with Hotel ZaZa to invite you guys to the biggest 2017 Halloween Party in Dallas! ZaZa is prepping to party in Halloween style so good, it’s scary. The night of Oct. 27th will indeed be dark and full of terrors at the hotel’s annual Halloween bash, complete with DJ, dancing, drink specials and light bites. Guests are encouraged to let their imaginations run wild and dress accordingly for the Hotel ZaZa Halloween Party starting at 10 p.m. Individual tickets are $75 and must be purchased in person at the front desk. Looking to keep the entire weekend spooky ooky? Halloween 2017 Room Package includes Overnight luxury accommodations, Two tickets to ZaZa’s Halloween Event, Halloween turndown.

Disclosure: While I was invited into Blushington Dallas to review this service all opinions are strictly my own.

Blushington has long been known as the Dallas go to spot for your makeup and beauty needs for the big events and fun nights in your life. In 2017 Blushington has invited men into mix by offering a grooming package that includes Beauty Rx peel, brow maintenance, tinted moisturizer, spot concealer, light contouring to shape the face making it perfect before the big events in your life. I was recently invited into Blushington Dallas to check out their exciting new mens grooming service and walk you through what you can expect when you sit down in that iconic blushington chair.

Using a chemical peel by BeautyRx by Dr. Shultz the artist lightly applies the peel across the face working in small sections. The serum like formula has a light tingle to it but nothing painful. What the chemical peel will do is exfoliate the top layer of dead skin cells leaving behind a radiate and healthy glow. Once your peel is done your skin will be prepped and ready for your brow maintenance and spot conceal treatment.

For the brow maintenance your artist will clean up your brow shape and trim any outgrown hairs to your desired shape. I personally get my brows threaded often so I had my artist clean up in between the brows and any hairs that were growing in on the brow bone.

Using the Becca color correction concealer my artist cancelled out the darkness on my under eyes. Mixing the Becca matte and glow tinted moisturizers to even out the skin complexion with light coverage following up with the Becca translucent powder to lock the tinted moisturizer into place.

Finishing up with the Gerard Cosmetics setting spray the liquid helps to cancel out the powder look and leave skin looking natural and radiant.

If you have a wedding, birthday party, photo shoot or just want to spoil yourself a little bit the Blushington Mens Grooming Service is perfect! You can receive this skincare and grooming service at Blushington for $99 or you can even have a Blushington artist come to you for $150 and do your treatment on set or at your home before a big event or shoot.